Manaslu | 2003 NE Face

A USA expedition to Manaslu in 2003 via NE Face, led by Dan Mazur. Summit reached on 16th May 2003. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4351
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID MANA03105
Peak ID MANA
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Dan Mazur
Sponsor International Manaslu Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Netherlands
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-03-27
Summit Date 2003-05-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 50
Total Days 63
Termination Date 2003-05-29
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7620m due to heavy snow storms
High Point (m) 7620
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(27/03,4860m),C1(08/04,5800m),C1.5(13/04,6460m),C2(25/04,6700m),C3(16/05,7620m),xxx(16/05,7620m)
Route Notes BC at normal site (above Samagaon) C3 at upper shoulder/romp High point at C3. Camp 1.5 established and slept in at 6460m because snow so deep they could not reach intended C2 site at 6700m. Big snow storm came up with 4-6 days of snowfall dumping total 10m, so on 14 April down to BC. 24 April up to C1, 25th to C2, unable to find C1.5 because deep snow buried it. 28th started snowing and lasted over 2 weeks, so 28th down to BC and on to Samagaon 29th because so much snow. Many BC tents collapsed by wind and snow but able to dig out and repair most of them but took nearly a week to do so. To C1 14th May, C1.5 15th and C2 on 16th. C1 under 9 ft of snow of C2 when 10 ft and all tents smashed and squashed all poles snapped. Managed to dig them out and repair them, so nothing lost. C3 on 16th on solid blue ice on upper shoulder on ramp. Polish summiters took some of this team's ropes fixed to C3 (50m piece) to get to top. Because of this couldn't top end of fixed ropes (because of Pole's taking) and couldn't leave C3 till wind slowed enough so could see route; left C3 on 18th with a frostbitten Ang Shera Jangbu Sherpa on one finger and possible cerebral edema. In C2 on 19th team voted to quit: all members fed up with climb. Coster left expedition 15 May - had had enough. Edwards left also 15 May - also had had enough.
Accidents Ang Shera frostbite
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455814
Year 2003
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Claybourne Fox (Clay) Clarke M 1969 USA Climber Sonake, New Mexico Attorney Details Other expeditions
Arnold Coster M 1976 Netherlands Climber Rotterdam, Netherlands Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Scott C. Darsney M 1961 USA Climber Unalaska, Alaska Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Shane David Edmonds M 1979 USA Climber Glenwood Springs, Colorado Operator of heavy construction equipment Details Other expeditions
Bruce R. Gierszal M 1963 USA Climber Chatauqua, New York Book wholesaler Details Other expeditions
William Taylor Gordon M 1974 USA Climber Greensboro, Vermont Skiing and flying instructor Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey James (Jeff) Justman M 1972 USA Deputy Leader Ashford, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Daniel Lee (Dan) Mazur M 1960 USA Leader Seattle, Washington House builder and expedition organizer Details Other expeditions
Wilber M. Seelye M 1963 USA Climber Roselle, Illinois Police sergeant Details Other expeditions
William Taylor (Bill) Stevenson M 1956 USA Climber Truckee, California Photographer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Durge Bahadur Tamang M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa (Kongle) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker Lapcha, Salleri, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-6, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.